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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Artic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Artic and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Artic:
- 46.888985, -123.714608
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Artic
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Artic is near Pacific County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Artic
Communities Also Named Artic ...
We found four communities that are also named Artic.
Within Washington, the name Artic is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Artic [Warren County].
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Artic is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<2> to the east of the Artic that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Artic.
- New York
- Chenango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Artic [Chenango County].
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Artic [Kent County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Artic ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grays Harbor City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Melbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Pilgrim Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seahaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seahaven is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahaven
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Artic to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Artic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Artic and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Artic to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,601 miles [12,232.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Artic could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Artic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Artic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Artic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8890, Longitude: -123.7146 In this case, the coordinates for Artic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.719 degrees. |
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